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Beaupréau

Coordinates: 47°12′10″N 0°59′36″W / 47.2028°N 0.9933°W / 47.2028; -0.9933
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Beaupréau
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Beaupréau is located in France
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Beaupréau is located in Pays de la Loire
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Coordinates: 47°12′10″N 0°59′36″W / 47.2028°N 0.9933°W / 47.2028; -0.9933
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentMaine-et-Loire
ArrondissementCholet
CantonBeaupréau
CommuneBeaupréau-en-Mauges
Area
1
35.83 km2 (13.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
7,443
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
49600
Elevation32–117 m (105–384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Beaupréau Castle

Beaupréau (French pronunciation: [bopʁ(e)o] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

On 15 December 2015, Andrezé, Beaupréau, La Chapelle-du-Genêt, Gesté, Jallais, La Jubaudière, Le Pin-en-Mauges, La Poitevinière, Saint-Philbert-en-Mauges and Villedieu-la-Blouère merged becoming one commune called Beaupréau-en-Mauges.

Geography

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The commune is traversed by the river Èvre.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 2,678—    
1800 1,640−38.8%
1806 1,893+15.4%
1821 2,964+56.6%
1831 3,207+8.2%
1836 3,238+1.0%
1841 3,887+20.0%
1846 3,887+0.0%
1851 3,669−5.6%
1856 3,790+3.3%
1861 3,821+0.8%
1866 4,134+8.2%
1872 3,758−9.1%
1876 3,926+4.5%
1881 3,878−1.2%
1886 3,863−0.4%
1891 3,857−0.2%
1896 3,834−0.6%
YearPop.±%
1901 3,746−2.3%
1906 3,497−6.6%
1911 3,590+2.7%
1921 3,531−1.6%
1926 3,667+3.9%
1931 3,693+0.7%
1936 3,767+2.0%
1946 4,190+11.2%
1954 4,398+5.0%
1962 4,577+4.1%
1968 4,955+8.3%
1975 5,428+9.5%
1982 5,782+6.5%
1990 5,937+2.7%
1999 6,217+4.7%
2006 6,456+3.8%
2008 6,717+4.0%
2009 6,711−0.1%

Twin towns

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Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  3. ^ Bonvouloir, Marine (2001-03-09). "Gabriel Gaté : Une French star aux antipodes" [Gabriel Gaté: A French star poles apart]. Le Point (in French). Le Point Communication. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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